International Trade Commission September 6, 2017 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on July 31, 2017, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. of Hercules, California and Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC of Livermore, California. A supplement to the complaint was filed on August 22, 2017. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 based upon the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain microfluidic devices by reason of infringement of one or more of U.S. Patent No. 9,500,664 (``the '664 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 9,089,844 (``the '844 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 9,636,682 (``the '682 patent''); U.S. Patent No. 9,649,635 (``the '635 patent''); and U.S. Patent No. 9,126,160 (``the '160 patent). The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by the applicable Federal Statute. The complainants request that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders.